New data from MoneySuperMarket reveals a boost in small businesses entrepreneurial spirit post-Brexit.

MoneySuperMarket today reveals that uncertainty around Brexit has failed to dampen the nation’s entrepreneurial spirit, with new data reporting an increase in small businesses since before the shock results of the poll last year.

CV-Library reveals what perks UK professionals want to help see them through a hot summer’s day at work.

The Great British summer time can be unpredictable, but our early summer heat wave has led to questions around summer dress codes and working temperatures, with the majority of UK professionals (82 per cent) agreeing that businesses should offer a more relaxed dress code over the hotter months, according to CV-Library.

Research highlights that UK contractors do not believe accurate IR35 decisions can be made without their input.

Eighty eight per cent of contractors do not believe public sector bodies and agencies are able to make accurate IR35 decisions without their input, research from Qdos Contractor of The Qdos Group highlights.

‘Big Six’ energy providers charge more to SMEs than bigger businesses - 80 per cent of Britain’s small businesses are overpaying.

Small businesses are being urged to switch to cheaper tariffs, after it emerged the ‘Big Six’ energy providers charge more to SMEs than bigger businesses – and that a staggering 80 per cent of Britain’s small businesses still haven’t switched.

The fourth in the government’s series of large-scale fire safety tests has been completed by the BRE.

The fourth in the government’s series of large-scale fire safety tests, that will allow experts to better understand how different types of cladding panels behave with different types of insulation in a fire, has been completed by the Building Research Establishment (BRE).

Small businesses struggling to access finance from big banks have received almost £4 million of funding thanks to an innovative scheme.

Over the past 9 months, 230 small businesses from beauticians to forklift truck training companies, which were rejected for loans by some of the UK’s biggest banks, have gained £3.8 million from alternative lenders.

International Trade Minister Mark Garnier visits 2 fast-growing Asian markets in a bid to boost trade and investment opportunities post-Brexit on his first trip to Malaysia and South Korea this week (6 to 11 August).

British small businesses are managing to stretch their budgets to cover the national living wage for their employees.

New research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) shows the majority (64 per cent) of small firms impacted by the National Living Wage (NLW) have stretched to meet the latest rise by taking lower profits.

International Development Secretary Priti Patel praised Scotland’s HALO Trust for taking the lead in bringing British ingenuity and bravery to mine clearance in some of the world’s most fragile countries, during a visit to the organisation’s headquarters just outside Dumfries today.

The UK Government is working to reduce export tariffs on scotch whisky and other landmark Scottish produce as we leave the EU.

Scottish Secretary David Mundell met with representatives of the Scotch Whisky Association and Diageo at the iconic Caol Ila distillery on Islay, to discuss how the UK Government is laying the groundwork to reduce export tariffs on Scottish produce.